Baluster vs Pure White
Baluster (Little Greene) and Pure White (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Baluster reads as grey, while Pure White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 61-point LRV gap — 84 for Pure White vs 23 for Baluster — means Pure White will open up a space more effectively. Where Baluster leans red, Pure White reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 38.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Baluster vs Pure White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Baluster and Pure White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Baluster.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Pure White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Pure White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Baluster vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Baluster on one side and Pure White on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Baluster comparisons
See how Baluster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 23), opening up a space where Baluster encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 23, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (30 vs 23) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 23, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 23), opening up a space where Baluster encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 23, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 23), opening up a space where Baluster encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 23), opening up a space where Baluster encloses it.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 23), opening up a space where Baluster encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 23), opening up a space where Baluster encloses it.
Baluster reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Baluster reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 23), opening up a space where Baluster encloses it.
Baluster reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 23), opening up a space where Baluster encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (31 vs 23) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 23 vs 7, Baluster is decisively the brighter choice.